Huskies rally for 6-3 victory

WEST JEFFERSON — Joseph Lowder struck out 15 North Wilkes hitters and the Huskies rallied from a 3-1 hole to beat North Wilkes, 6-3.

Lowder tossed a complete game, giving up three runs with two of those earned on four hits. The senior is now 3-1 on the season and has struck out 47 batters in 21 innings on the mound.

Ashe evened its Mountain Valley Athletic Conference record to 2-2 and moved to 5-4 overall.

The Huskies collected 11 hits on the afternoon with three of those coming from senior first baseman Kendall Richardson. Richardson also scored once and knocked in a run.

Bradley Richie was 2-for-3 at the plate with a homer and two runs knocked in. Lowder added a pair of hits to help his own cause. Garrett Miller, Turtle Windish, Ben Brown and Tate Hudler each added a hit.

The Huskies have three games coming up including a pair of MVAC matchups at home. Ashe will host West Wilkes on Tuesday, travel to Avery County on Wednesday and come back home to face Alleghany on Friday.

MVAC baseball standings

*As of March 25

1 – West Wilkes: 9-2, 4-1

2 – Wilkes Central: 8-2, 4-1

3 – Elkin: 7-3, 3-2

4 – Ashe County: 5-4, 2-2

5 – Alleghany: 5-4, 2-2

6 – North Wilkes: 4-6, 1-3

7 – Starmount: 2-8, 1-3

8 – East Wilkes: 3-8, 1-4

Nathan Ham can be reached at 336-489-3062 or followed on Twitter @NathanHam87